Juliette Kayyem

Juliette N. Kayyem (16 August 1969-) was the US Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intergovernmental Affairs from 2009 to 2010, succeeding Anne Petera and preceding Betsy Markey.

Biography
Juliette Kayyem was born in Los Angeles, California in 1969, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, and she became a Department of Justice lawyer in 1995. From 2009 to 2010, she served under President Barack Obama as Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and she launched a failed Democratic primary bid for Governor of Massachusetts in 2013.